¹⁷ Then he presented the tribute to King Eglon of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.^{(A) 18} When Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent the people who carried the tribute on their way. ¹⁹ But he himself turned back at the sculptured stones near Gilgal and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” So the king said,^[a] “Silence!” and all his attendants went out from his presence.